The Body Vanished (1939)
Overview
A Scotland Yard inspector and his reporter friend arrive on vacation in a small village and are immediately involved in what is claimed to be a murder but the body has disappeared, leaving it to the inspector to find the body, determine the motive and find the killer.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.309 |
Directed By
Walter Tennyson
Crew
Desmond Dickinson
Ian Walker
Etta Simpson
Walter Tennyson
TOP CAST
Anthony Hulme
Rodney Paine
C. Denier Warren
Pip Piper
Ernest Sefton
Sgt. Hopkins
Evelyn Foster
Miss Casson (as Eve Foster)
Frank Atkinson
Hobbleberry
Wilfred Noy
Cuthbert Snelling
Hamilton Keene
Capt. Hallam
Cyril Chamberlain
Auctioneer
Frederick Keen
Mr. Williams
Charles Paton
Mr. Briggs
Fred Withers
George Billings
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